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A picture book about seahorses was condemned for depicting "mating seahorses with pictures of positions and discussion of the male carrying the eggs." [36] The Williamson County Moms for Liberty chapter told The Daily Beast in an e-mail: "Some books should be removed entirely. Some books are objectionable only because of how they are presented ...
The Third Rainbow Girl: The Long Life of a Double Murder in Appalachia is a non-fiction book by Emma Copley Eisenberg, published January 21, 2020 by Hachette Books. The book follows the investigation of the murders of Vicki Durian and Nancy Santomero and provides commentary on how people in Appalachia are viewed.
In 2007, as a college student, Copley Eisenberg completed an internship in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, the location of her book The Third Rainbow Girl. [7] The experience lingered with her, and she returned in 2009 and lived there until 2011, during which time she served as an AmeriCorps member [ 7 ] and worked "as a counselor at a girls ...
Look carefully at the spelling of the author's name and the book's title: Fake books often misspell the author's name or provide a variation of the book's actual title. If you do fall for a fake ...
The book was made into a film in 2012 by Weston Woods Studios, Inc., narrated by the author. It recounts the stories of seven generations of African-Americans and is based on the author's own family history. Show Way was a John Newbery Medal Honor Book in 2006 and was featured in Reading Rainbow that same year in the series finale.
[2] Author John Green said Eleanor & Park "reminded me not just what it's like to be young and in love with a girl, but also what it's like to be young and in love with a book." [3] The American Library Association gave the book a 2014 Michael L. Printz Award Honor book for excellence in young adult literature. [4]
A review by Carolyn Noah presents a somewhat negative take, calling the book “disturbing” and “viscerally troubling.” The book addresses anti-peer pressure, but also juggles dark humor. The review states that the book’s “grotesque,” “eye-popping,” and “oppressive” images will haunt the children reading. [17]
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